Elevating the Standard of Care
In late 2015, as part of DAN’s Recompression Chamber Assistance Program (RCAP), DAN sent staff to Saba to help improve medical care for divers.
Alert Diver Category: Dive Slate
An Uncertain Future for Kemp’s Ridley Turtles
Populations of Kemp’s ridley’s turtle have been on the decline for years until a conservation effort kicked off. Read more about Kemp’s ridley’s turtles and the challenges they face.
The Gyre Project
Plastics can be found on beaches all over the world — and Alaska is no exception. A group of artists banded together to create beautiful art from the plastics of Alaska’s waters. Read more about the Gyre: The Plastic Ocean.
Ocean Classrooms
Ocean Classrooms is an innovative new system of marine education hoping to foster science education and underwater exploration in divers under 30. Learn more about Ocean Classrooms experiences.
DAN Member Profile: Rick Allen
DAN member Rick Allen is a self-proclaimed water bug. A life-changing incident in 2011 could have sidelined his dive career and passion, but he wouldn’t let it. Read more about this DAN member.
Manatee Interaction Under Review
Dive operators and conservation groups are at odds over how to protect Florida’s endangered manatees.
Coral Reef CSI
The Coral Reef Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) program provides managers and law enforcement personnel with tools and training required to help gather evidence from the marine environment.
DAN Member Profile: Tec Clark
Dive legend Tec Clark has built a memorable career and legacy around training excellent divers. He describes his underwater experiences as “absolutely worshipful” and “otherworldly.” It’s the place where he feels closer to God than anywhere else on Earth. Helping others safely and professionally experience this same life-changing magic is his focus. Clark summed up the philosophy behind all his advice to new dive professionals: “Great training is the key to great diving. Don’t cut corners. Offer excellent training. Go beyond the standard.”
Pool Operation: Know Before You Go
WHEN IT COMES TO THE OCEAN, we know when to go and when to stay away. If it is standard practice to check conditions before a dive, shouldn’t we ask […]
When History Seemingly Repeats Itself
IN 1983-84, REEFS THROUGHOUT THE CARIBBEAN, FLORIDA, AND BERMUDA experienced one of the greatest mass mortalities of a marine species ever recorded when an unknown waterborne pathogen killed more than […]
